Everyone remembers the "intermission" during the first start of the Australian Grand Prix, Isaac Hadjar's accident, the young driver's despair, Anthony Hamilton's consolation.
We also remember that Helmut Marko called Hadjar's behavior "burning", even unmanly, unworthy of an athlete. Ralf Schumacher, on the other hand, was not thrilled with Marko's opinion.
"I wouldn't do something like that myself, but I understand how difficult it is for a driver preparing for his first F1 race to digest this situation at a given moment. Up until now, he had been in great shape, had a chance for a good result, to score points, and then this happened. He felt that he had let his team down. Not to mention that Red Bull is not exactly an environment where they tolerate mistakes very much... But that his despair and crying would be embarrassing? I think that on the contrary, something like this could happen to anyone in such circumstances. It's nice if you accept your feelings!" - Schumacher stood sportingly on the young driver's side.
What do you think, is it really embarrassing to cry as an athlete?
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